PIPER - PIPER ('76) - CAN'T WAIT ('77) [CD Reissue 2008]
Scarce CD reissue of the two Piper LP's
Boston-based Piper was a tuneful quintet whose two albums - compiled here on one CD - balanced power-pop smarts and hard-rocking swagger, sometimes with quite memorable results (The discs were previously only briefly available more than 15 years ago as pricey Japanese imports).
Billy Squier wrote a great song when he was in the Sidewinders, a song that didn't make it to their Lenny Kaye-produced RCA album but is here in all its glory. "Telephone Relation" is an exquisite pop tune, overshadowed only by the even poppier "Who's Your Boyfriend."
Boston-based Piper was a tuneful quintet whose two albums - compiled here on one CD - balanced power-pop smarts and hard-rocking swagger, sometimes with quite memorable results (The discs were previously only briefly available more than 15 years ago as pricey Japanese imports).
Billy Squier wrote a great song when he was in the Sidewinders, a song that didn't make it to their Lenny Kaye-produced RCA album but is here in all its glory. "Telephone Relation" is an exquisite pop tune, overshadowed only by the even poppier "Who's Your Boyfriend."
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Piper (1976)
1. Out of Control / 2. Whatcha Gonna Do / 3. Road / 4. Sail Away / 5. Who's Your Boyfriend (I Got a Feelin') / 6. Telephone Relation / 7. Last Time / 8. 42nd Street / 9. Can't Live With Ya/Can't Live Without Ya
Can't Wait (1977)
10. Can't Wait / 11. Drop by and Stay / 12. See Me Throught / 13. Little Miss Intent / 14. Now Ain't the Time / 15. Bad Boy / 16. Comin' Down Off Your Love / 17. Anyday / 18. Blues for the Common Man
Piper (1976)
1. Out of Control / 2. Whatcha Gonna Do / 3. Road / 4. Sail Away / 5. Who's Your Boyfriend (I Got a Feelin') / 6. Telephone Relation / 7. Last Time / 8. 42nd Street / 9. Can't Live With Ya/Can't Live Without Ya
Can't Wait (1977)
10. Can't Wait / 11. Drop by and Stay / 12. See Me Throught / 13. Little Miss Intent / 14. Now Ain't the Time / 15. Bad Boy / 16. Comin' Down Off Your Love / 17. Anyday / 18. Blues for the Common Man